For a while, after the Second World War, when there was strong support for labor, this was done subtly. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
What is important to us is to reverse the shameful course being pursued by America. It won't be easy, but it must… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter how much you learn in school; it's whether you learn how to go on and do things by yourself.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Most of what is done I think is to kept secret so the public won't know. The same is true of what… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
What can realistically be done depends on the historical moment. The same is true with regard to the agents. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
People seem to know about May Day everywhere except where it began, here in the United States of America. That's because those… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In the academic world, most of the work that is done is clerical. A lot of the work done by professors is… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I think we can be reasonably confident that if the American population had the slightest idea of what is being done in… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The level of destruction and terror and violence carried out by the powerful states far exceeds anything that can imaginably can be… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Over the years, there's been case after case when there were very narrow decisions that had to be made about whether to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Let's imagine again an observer looking at us without any preconceptions. I think he would be struck by the fact that although… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people that form movements around particular commitments, like gay rights. It is important, but it does not… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
So take social media; take a look at the way they're used. In a lot of ways they're used constructively; lot of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There are huge areas where the human mind is apparently incapable of forming sciences, or at least has not done so. There… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In fact, it was stated early in the first Bush [presidency], Bush I, in one of their documents they pointed out in… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It's kind of interesting and sick that the intellectual culture called the 1960s, "time of troubles," a dangerous period in which a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It's hard to achieve that, especially in a free society, but it's been done, and that's the kind of thing that activists… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Credible reports came through that Syria had used chemical weapons. Whether it's true actually is still open to question, but it's very… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I've never seen a study, but my sense is that these are people who feel really aggrieved. These people think, "I've done… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There's an internal coherence and logic to what they get from [Rush] Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and the rest of these guys. And… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A 1998 study was done in Hebrew by an Israeli scholar, Yosef Grodzinsky, and the English translation of the title is Good… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
What has to be done today is (1) large-scale conversion (weatherizing , etc.), (2) sharp change in transportation to greater efficiency, like… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There could be an independent labor-based party, which might over time become an important force the way the Labor Party did in… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Biblical archaeology was developed early in this century in an effort to substantiate the authenticity of the Biblical account. It's by now… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Pick the topic you like: the Middle East, international terrorism, Central America, whatever it is - the picture of the world that's… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Reagan was extreme. Beginning of his administration, one of the first things was to call in scabs - hadn't been done for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things that can be done within the framework of existing institutions which would be very valuable for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The United States has done some very good things in the world, and that does not change the fact that the World… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
You have 30% of the world unemployed, a huge amount of work, that needs to be done just rebuilding the society alone. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Michael Flynn, national security adviser, [his reaction] to the Iranian missile test the other day was very frightening. Now the missile test… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In my own professional work I have touched on a variety of different fields. I've done work in mathematical linguistics, for example,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The [Barack] Obama administration has pressured Mexico to keep them away from the Mexican border, so that they don't succeed in reaching… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The most important issues to address are the truly existential threats we face: climate change and nuclear war. On the former, the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When I was a college student and I got interested in linguistics the concern among students was, this is a lot of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A lot of association on the internet is highly constructive. There are people interacting, interchanging ideas, making plans, coordinating activities; take any… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Look at the ozone story. As long as it was the southern hemisphere that was being threatened, there was very little talk… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
It’s a shameful moment for U.S. media when it insists on being subservient to the grotesque propaganda agencies of a violent, aggressive state. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
There are questions as to whether it should even exist. Who should corporations be responsive to, the management of a corporation? Theoretically they are… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That's why you have state secret laws.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
I don't join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn't have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
The first thing you ought to do is verify what I present. Just because I say it doesn't make it true. So check it… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
I wrote an article about the marine landing [in Haiti] right away, but barely mentioned the oil, because my article would come out two… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
American society is now remarkably atomized. Political organizations have collapsed. In fact, it seems like even bowling leagues are collapsing. The left has a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
There's an interesting book about that called The Third Reich and the Ivory Tower, written by Stephen H. Norwood. It has a long discussion… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
This is class war on an international scale, and power is in the hands of those who control the international economic system. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
There are big, extremely irrational parts of the society, and they have now been mobilized politically by the Republican establishment, hoping that these people… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
There's plenty to criticize about the mass media, but they are the source of regular information about a wide range of topics. You can't… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
The 50,000 Korean mercenaries we had in Vietnam were professional killers and just massacred people outright. And the American army did plenty of that… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share
![“Over the years, there's been case after case when there were very narrow decisions that had to be made about whether to launch nuclear weapons in serious cases. What is this guy [Donald Trump] going to do if his vaunted negotiating skills fail, if somebody doesn't do what he says? Is he going to…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/noam-chomsky-42_cases_over-the-years-there-s-been-case-after-c_2286764.jpg)
![“There are huge areas where the human mind is apparently incapable of forming sciences, or at least has not done so. There are other areas - so far, in fact, one area only [physics] - in which we have demonstrated the capacity for true scientific progress.” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/noam-chomsky-42_areas_there-are-huge-areas-where-the-human-min_2534290.jpg)
![“In fact, it was stated early in the first Bush [presidency], Bush I, in one of their documents they pointed out in the future, US wars are going to be against much weaker enemies. And they have to be won quickly and decisively before a popular reaction develops. And Iif you take a look, that's…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/noam-chomsky-42_american-troops_in-fact-it-was-stated-early-in-the-first_1777927.jpg)
![“There's an internal coherence and logic to what they get from [Rush] Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and the rest of these guys. And they sound very convincing, they're very self-confident, and they have an answer to everything - a crazy answer, but it's an answer. And it's our fault if that goes on. So one…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/noam-chomsky-42_answers_there-s-an-internal-coherence-and-logic_2377640.jpg)
![“Michael Flynn, national security adviser, [his reaction] to the Iranian missile test the other day was very frightening. Now the missile test is ill-advised, they shouldn't have done it. But it's not in violation of international law or international agreements. They shouldn't have done it. His…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/noam-chomsky-42_adviser_michael-flynn-national-security-adviser_2059215.jpg)
![“The [Barack] Obama administration has pressured Mexico to keep them away from the Mexican border, so that they don't succeed in reaching the United States. Pretty much the same thing Europeans have done to Turks and Syrians.” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29d/noam-chomsky-42_administration_the-barack-obama-administration-has-pres_2458791.jpg)
